Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Hotel Businesses in Ekiti State, Nigeria: A Case of Delight Hotel and Suites, Ado-Ekiti

Abstract

The study investigated the impacts of covid-19 pandemic on hotel businesses in Ekiti State Nigeria: A case of Delight Hotel and Suites, Ado-Ekiti. A total of eighty-five (85) respondents were selected for the study which formed the sample of the study. The sample comprised of 56 respondents who were regular customers at the hotel while the remaining 29 respondents were occasional customers at the same hotel. The sample further comprised of 30 male respondents and 54 female respondents. The study employed a descriptive survey research design due to the fact that it enables information to be obtained from a representative sample of a targeted population in order to describe situations as they exist. The instrument used for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire tagged “COVID-19 and Impact on Hotel Businesses (CIHB)”. Three research questions was raised to guide the study and answered descriptively using mean and standard deviation. Two research hypotheses were formulated for the study and tested using Chi-square analysis of independent sample and one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Based on the data analysis, findings revealed that there was significant impact of hospitality industry on Nigeria economy. Also, it was found that there was significant effect of Covid-19 pandemic on hotel business patronage before and after the pandemic in Ekiti State. The study recommended that Government needs to strengthen hospitality industry in order to provide a robust economy for the country.

Keywords: Covid-19, Pandemic; Hotel Business, Delight Hotel and Suite

DOI: 10.7176/JTHS/64-04

Publication date: May 30^th 2023